How many people live in the Philippines right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
118,018,709
| Today | In 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Births | · | · |
| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
| Growth | · | · |
2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 14 of 237
- Share of world population
- 1.42%
- Median age
- 26.6 years
- Children per woman
- 1.86
- Life expectancy
- 70.2 years
- People per km²
- 392
According to UN estimates, about 118 million people live in the Philippines right now. It ranks 14th out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Egypt and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it is home to one in every 71 people on the planet.
Every day, about 5,100 people are born there and about 2,100 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 144,000 people a year. Overall, the population grows by about 2,600 people a day (0.79% a year).
In 1950, about 18.8 million people lived there. Today there are 6.3 times as many. The UN expects it to peak around 2057, at about 135 million, and then begin to fall. By 2050 it is projected to have about 134 million people (14% more than today), and by 2100 about 114 million.
Half of its people are younger than 27 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.86 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 70 years (worldwide, 74). There are 392 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of the Philippines in 2026?
- The Philippines has about 118 million people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 117,724,472.
- How many people are born each day in the Philippines?
- About 5,100 a day (1.9 million a year). About 2,100 people die each day (776,000 a year).
- Is the population of the Philippines growing?
- Yes: it grows by 0.79% a year, or about 934,000 people.
- What will the population of the Philippines be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 134 million, with a peak around 2057 at about 135 million.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Mexico 133,319,740
- Japan 122,207,158
- Egypt 120,651,334
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 117,604,057
- Vietnam 102,351,218
- Iran 93,380,132
More countries in Asia
- India 1,480,583,708
- China 1,411,889,259
- Indonesia 288,549,862
- Pakistan 260,627,145
- Bangladesh 178,484,001
- Japan 122,207,158
- Vietnam 102,351,218
- Iran 93,380,132
- Turkey 88,012,216
- Thailand 71,536,984
- Myanmar 55,285,187
- South Korea 51,574,559
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.